2021 ⟶ Truck Crash in Chiapas, Mexico Kills 55 Migrants

December 9: A truck crash in Chiapas, Mexico, kills 55 migra...
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💥 Mexico City Earthquake Kills Thousands

September 19: An earthquake in Mexico City, magnitude 8.0, kills from 5,000 to 45,000 people.⟶
Mexico City Earthquake Kills Thousands (1985)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyUrban DevelopmentInfrastructureCasualties
MexicoMexico

✈️ ValuJet Flight 592 Crash in Florida Everglades

May 11: After takeoff from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board.⟶
ValuJet Flight 592 Crash in Florida Everglades (1996)
AviationAviation SafetyAir CrashFloridaDisasterTransportation
United StatesUnited States

✈️ American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York

November 12: Crash of American Airlines Flight 587.⟶
American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York (2001)
AviationAccidentAir DisasterNew YorkTerrorismCommercial Aviation
United StatesUnited States

🫨 Mexico Hit by Devastating Earthquakes

September: Two earthquakes strike Mexico on September 8 and September 19, killing over 400 people.⟶
Mexico Hit by Devastating Earthquakes (2017)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyInfrastructureCasualties
MexicoMexico

🪦 Truck Crash in Chiapas, Mexico Kills 55 Migrants

December 9: A truck crash in Chiapas, Mexico, kills 55 migrants who were being smuggled in it from Guatemala through Mexico to its border with the United States.⟶
Truck Crash in Chiapas, Mexico Kills 55 Migrants (2021)
MigrationBorder SecurityAccidentImmigration
MexicoMexicoGuatemalaGuatemalaUnited StatesUnited States